Guide Category: Libraries
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* Listings with an asterisk are part of the JUF/JF partnership of agencies serving the Chicago and worldwide Jewish community.
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Lyuba Golz Russian Judaica Library
Russian language books, audio/video library.
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Hecht Chassidus Library
Books on Jewish life and religion. Open to the public.
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Velvel Gorden Institute for Chasidic Study
Audio tapes of Chasidic thought and teaching.
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Asher Library
Spertus Institute’s Asher Library offers more than 110,000 volumes of Jewish-interest fiction and non-fiction, a wide-ranging collection of journals, the Targ Music Collection of international and historic Jewish recordings, and a well-stocked film library. Computer workstations provide access to Spertus Institute's Feinberg eCollection and other exclusive online resources, and a comfortable space is available for viewing or listening to selections from the a/v collections. The library is open to the public Sunday 12-4 pm, Monday 10 am-6 pm, and Wednesday 10 am-4 pm. Spertus students and members may borrow books, DVDs, CDs, and enjoy at-home access to a rich array of online resources, including ebooks, reference sources, and full-text databases providing instant access to over 77,000 classic Jewish texts and some 9,000 journals.
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Chicago Community Kollel Audio Torah Tape Library
Extensive lending library on many Jewish topics.
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Newberry Library
60 W. Walton Street Chicago IL 60610 (312) 255-3506 (312) 255-3513 [email protected] http://www.newberry.org The largest collection of pre 1800 Hebraica in mid-America. A family history section with important Jewish resources. None false 1175
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Antonia Spitzer Jewish Library
A full service Jewish library with more than 6,000 books on all topics and for all ages. Jewish games and informational computer section. Jewish video viewing area. Special cookbook and magazine sections.
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Association of Jewish Libraries
A professional organization of librarians representing libraries with large Judaic collections.
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Brill Family Resource Center
More than 13,000 adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles, hundreds of films, multimedia items, periodicals and journals are available for use onsite by the public. Also available for onsite use are the Lachman Library Collection of special reference materials, and the Miller Interactive Library, which offers access to the Midwest Visual History Collection of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute for Visual History.
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Ludwig Rosenberger Library of Judaica
Noncirculating collection of 17,000 titles documenting the social and cultural history of the Jewish people; exhibitions open to the public for research. Contact department before visiting.